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Area of law

Labor & Employment Law

The legal relationship between employers and the people who work for them.

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What this area covers

This field covers the workplace from hiring to termination. Employment law concerns the rights of individual workers; labor law concerns unions and collective bargaining.

Also called: Employment and Labor Law, Workplace Law.

Typical legal work

  • Advising on workplace policies and decisions
  • Litigating discrimination and wage claims
  • Negotiating and administering labor agreements

Common subareas

Employee Benefits & Executive CompensationRetirement plans, health plans and pay arrangements.Employment LawIndividual rights at work: pay, discrimination, leave and safety.Labor LawUnions, collective bargaining and organizing.

Where lawyers work

  • Law firms of every size
  • In-house legal departments
  • Unions
  • Federal, state and local government
  • Legal aid and public-interest organizations

A setting is where you work; an area is what the work is about. The same area is practised in very different settings.

Schools with verified programs

A school is listed here only when its own website names a concentration, certificate, clinic, center or field placement in Labor & Employment Law or one of its subareas. Schools are in alphabetical order. The list is not a ranking, and a school that is absent may still teach the subject.

17 schools · 6 concentrations and specializations · 3 certificates · 11 clinics · 5 centers and institutes · 1 externship

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Program types counted as evidence: clinics, certificates, concentrations and specializations, centers and institutes, externships and field placements. Joint degrees and advanced degrees are described under Degrees & program types.

Sources

These references informed what the area covers. The description above is PreLaw Advisor’s own and does not reproduce their text.

  1. 1.American Bar Association. Section of Labor and Employment Law (opens in a new tab) Retrieved Sep 2026.
  2. 2.Law School Admission Council. Fields of Law (opens in a new tab) Retrieved Sep 2026.

Description reviewed Sep 2026. Each school program links to the page it was verified against.